A week ago today we had a visitor to our home. His name, we soon decided, was Jack (we were big Lost fans and since the season just ended, this influenced our decision). Then a few days later upon closer inspection we realized that Jack was actually a Jill. We were devastated as were already mourning the loss of LOST, and now we couldn’t use the name Jack! None of the other female characters from the show worked for our cat — we tried Julia, Kate, Claire, but nothing fit. We polled our Facebook friends who suggested Jackie, Jackie-O, Jill, and Zadora (not sure where that one came from!), but alas none of these names seemed to work either.
In the end we named her Charlie, and she has taken up near permanent residence in the extra executive chair in our office that sits between Jim and my desk. Thus we have dubbed her our honorary CEO, or CFO (Chief Feline Officer). Having a kitty definitely makes our work and our lives a little bit more fun, so we hope she will stick around.
